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Show OLD FOLKS AT LKHI. Ilia Uoud Tiiin hpat lliort oa Tid and a j, Jnii. 1(1 li, Lkhi,. Jan. U, lbOO, To lha Editor. Kor four yaara laat pail we have had In liObl a atanUtug oommtllee, whoa duty It la twice a year to bring together the old folka over BixtylW yoan of ago, for tba purpoaa of a auolal gather. Ing, faart, bU1. In purvuatioe ol Ibat duty tba oaat two wouka baa iron tba oommlltao buay receiving fioul tba people ol ieltl llielr ojnlrlbuilona a' ohtcken, nit'atit, cakva, plea, mrala, aud olhera of lha good tblnga of llu; a id lit u'ok'Ck noouAtoday tiff tbo reaulla of llielr liuurl. The Ijo In opera houia W a kindly fiiruiilitr.t free l y tba preprieior, Mr. LiUta liar ll. It waa b-auttluilr leo ru v.l fur tha oroaaion with the Amurloaa Hag, the i.w alar of Utah, 11 iwma, eveigrvuitf, ate. Tba pant two hour baa aveu the publlu bank a aud (rlvale oarrlagea, alulgha.etf., buay aMtimtiltttg the old folka. Ou tba aaaamblago being uotnpleled, ll w null cod luai luu at laaal of our oUeal pioneer faiiiara and moihari wura tutailug from tbelr au-ounlotuod au-ounlotuod placB. Ttiuo lielng called, tha band dla-oouitvd dla-oouitvd aareat mualo wbla tna a. Inga uf the oil 1 u.a um cnipleiw.l, Tuaii came tba kinging of Krovdoiu'e Uiuiier by ilm v, i ,u cuuti, lul by I'r.f. Juhu L. (ilbb. Pr.vr bv Chu. lain A, ll. AudiNon. A ahm auilrvaa ofwaiooiuaby lllahop.T. H.C'utler.ltiu u tilvaalug oa loud by itrulltor V .lliaui Vaiaa. Afurihlatba faaat comnienaail. It eonaiaicd of home prouuoia; not furgnltlug tba old dlali olpluia pudding, oraiiKvaatid ulbr Irull, Uiunar being uvrr, Iba tab Ira were all rivaled uui, wuuu lha program lor tbo day led vtt by a pn ca frmn old folka ct.i.lr, ttutlUod WblH,uo--Will. Oao. Uoduardf ol Iba HH laka City o tuuiKlrv, , av a br b' outline of ihe blBloiy of Ilm olif)lk4 partlra. He a.alfd lltut tbelde orUlnaud with V, H. Hvak(o, vl Kail Lake, lwuu.yaU y ara ago; aud Hint for many years lha oonlMt cotiiiulu- o waa I'foannug lit--uut E irnrj iluuier, Uaurga UcdarJ and (.;, H Hv C. U. Hv..r;u being railed upon, am aiulg .ve a ruortv lull and iyuit leU Uiaiu.y uf tbo Ural U-rU o. tu o.ui-Uilliae. o.ui-Uilliae. TbetitaiyM.r the Old Ko.ka u&curiou ho i loU punplo; Ui yetr Iba guuorl uom o. ty waa 1017. lu the at bole twauiy-llva ara them bad ut-au uu aojliuul, a. id wmuuwly ovoi any bad wujtliar. Ho g tu mufii uood dviov tJ tii old po l.i Willi roiruoi j larlttit; y-uiii.'. H'.h.ui ihut l ,a rail-rada rail-rada hnd ul-nya givru a froe ta n aiui taid tlmt our i auumloua wtrt tne boal uu J lUJ.t urduiiy KimI war ruu. Ueoru U udiifd a ;am apotiu brlt 11 y. lUa.id be bad livoj with Ina vilu-niily-M & yen, llu altuwud a gol . walou l.iat ii a 1 bjun ptiatu(ii I I . nl.ii Uy bia fh Idiou at a toun on af r bu Budjbia v, i. bail b.ou m i i il t yiaw. tl Itiuu niu: "U-trd iiui.a Come A; i hi No Mure," ii.uwr ('. U.uii.ar, aKor n ebarn-twilHilo ebarn-twilHilo ap !vcb, introiiuo 'U H. uioti nil o and playui "All Aie ltkiug uf Uun," tuun i to the auiUNiMiie.il 01 the cooifU'iy. Tata waa followed by u rnmlc aong by Mrt, Ji n" K'lkhatn, tliwu a ahorl nntt from laratil l-.vmi, the nl trai titllir In l.:il. Hi referred re-ferred to early life in Utnh and the long ptniii ud efl rta fibtilti Htitr-br Htitr-br o l, now h ij pliy amomil-hinl; aio to Ute mraitni; lu Nauv.'O when a Vole waa Uk 11 that all preit wciild not caie their ellorte until all tlia-poar tlia-poar were gnthprf d to 'he great Wi; alto to H. t.'. Kniibali'proiihTy t'i-t In five year toe people woulu be belt' r ofl in tbe Wtii lbn tbpy were tu .Niuvoo, and Ha rxiot ui.n.metit. Then mm b a mg by UiJ I' lk' cuolr, "Oh My f aihrr." (.anoint ai.d nut, etc.. were tben piitd arouuil, iui after lunula from iba band, l.roltit-r Tb' a. iiaiit, nt the Old Koiiia' romnmlMi ut Amurlcau Fork, uiadna -cue iriod r -fnarita. Ib R ing by iifo:n. r Dunbar, "My iJearOnl Wl.e end I," cauaed muoii mttiuiilaam and an ertctra waa dr uiniMed, whao Mlf 1 waa aa Jt-uug aa 1 uird to lmn waa rand-red. Hon. M alab i-.vaua, may rof Lahl, air calld on, who nimle a few rr rnarka and gavn a rcltallon on OU Ai;rj Hiter Maiy Wan lata annir miin Noi of allvvr end gold; recitation by a amail boy, "A Hnatu ; ' 1 1 r t a; wet-n frnid Hon. A. J. Kvaur; mritat uua ty atuail u iy auJ girl, 1 ue Old ICrar at.j Uie iNevt; olanx rumarke, A Toln ol thaiiki lo the eoramlltee and all concerned Id galttng up the euterialnuianl, Itcueaa waa taken until 8 p. m,,whn all wuo were aula and diwired bad the opportunity of eogagmg in a dance, inua cl ae.J oun of Hie pleiwa .taat daya evnr known in ltii. Ine g eral CittitnlUi-B are Wdi, ttiuihi.k, J n-pli lir .H'Jbaur, Aipuonio Havia. tiejrge OJjv-r, and Iji I lUn'". OK or ma Old ki.K$, |